São José in numbers
- Coordinates
- -21.1749, -41.7306
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil, South America
- Capital
- Brasília — 883 km away
- Same name
- 278 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This page answers what time it is in São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil right now, in the America/Sao_Paulo zone (−3).
São José, Brazil
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Local time in São José
UTC−3 · no daylight saving time
São José keeps America/Sao_Paulo clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:03 AM Solar noon 11:32 AM Sunset 6:00 PM Daylight 12 h 56 min Night 11 h 04 min Civil twilight 4:40 AM – 6:23 PM
Weather in São José right now
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São José and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 88100-000
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro 6 747 815
- Duque De Caxias 866 347
- Nova Iguacu 843 046
- Belford Roxo 518 384
- Niteroi 515 317
- Campos Dos Goytacazes 483 540
Other places named São José
- São José Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Sao Jose Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Sao Jose São Tomé Island, Saint Thomas and Prince
- São José Bíe, Angola
- São José São Tomé Island, Saint Thomas and Prince
Same time zone — America/Sao_Paulo
- Sao Paulo Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Belo Horizonte Brazil
- Brasilia Brazil
- Curitiba Brazil
- Goiania Brazil
Nearby places
- Santa Mônica — 0.5 km
- Juca Azevedo — 1.0 km
- Bonfim — 1.9 km
- Almeida — 3.1 km
- Malaia — 4.1 km
- Monte Malaia — 5.2 km
São José: clock, sun and surroundings
Check São José and you have also checked Santa Mônica and Juca Azevedo.
Mail delivery in São José relies on 1 postal code.
Hours in São José are kept by America/Sao_Paulo, standing at UTC−3. Daylight saving observed: No.
São José has sunrise at 5:03 AM today and sunset at 6:00 PM. Light holds for 12 h 56 min.
Questions and answers
- How is São José's time zone listed?
- São José's time zone is listed as America/Sao_Paulo, with an offset of −3.
- Does São José switch between standard time and daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in São José: No.
- I need the sunrise and sunset times for São José.
- They are 5:03 AM and 6:00 PM.